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<h2>The Massashusets Test Score Data Set </h2>

<h3>Description</h3>


<p>a cross-section from 1997-1998
</p>
<p><EM>number of observations</EM> :  220
</p>
<p><EM>observation</EM> :  schools
</p>
<p><EM>country</EM> :  United States
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>data(MCAS)</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A dataframe containing :
</p>

<dl>
<dt>code</dt><dd><p>district code (numerical)</p>
</dd>
<dt>municipa</dt><dd><p>municipality (name)</p>
</dd>
<dt>district</dt><dd><p>district name</p>
</dd>
<dt>regday</dt><dd><p>spending per pupil, regular</p>
</dd>
<dt>specneed</dt><dd><p>spending per pupil, special needs</p>
</dd>
<dt>bilingua</dt><dd><p>spending per pupil, bilingual</p>
</dd>
<dt>occupday</dt><dd><p>spending per pupil, occupational</p>
</dd>
<dt>totday</dt><dd><p>spending per pupil, total</p>
</dd>
<dt>spc</dt><dd><p>students per computer</p>
</dd>
<dt>speced</dt><dd><p>special education students</p>
</dd>
<dt>lnchpct</dt><dd><p>eligible for free or reduced price lunch</p>
</dd>
<dt>tchratio</dt><dd><p>students per teacher</p>
</dd>
<dt>percap</dt><dd><p>per capita income</p>
</dd>
<dt>totsc4</dt><dd><p>4th grade score (math+english+science)</p>
</dd>
<dt>totsc8</dt><dd><p>8th grade score (math+english+science)</p>
</dd>
<dt>avgsalary</dt><dd><p>average teacher salary</p>
</dd>
<dt>pctel</dt><dd><p>percent english learnersh</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Source</h3>


<p>Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), Massachusets Department of Education, 1990 U.S. Census.
</p>


<h3>References</h3>


<p>Stock, James H.  and  Mark W.  Watson (2003) <EM>Introduction to Econometrics</EM>, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, <a href="http://wps.aw.com/aw_stockwatsn_economtrcs_1">http://wps.aw.com/aw_stockwatsn_economtrcs_1</a>, chapter 7.
</p>


<h3>See Also</h3>

<p><code>Index.Source</code>, <code>Index.Economics</code>, <code>Index.Econometrics</code>, <code>Index.Observations</code></p>


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